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Tawi awaits promotion, all musical festivals held at Dal Lake 11/16/2020 1:34:42 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 15: The government of Jammu and Kashmir has been holding a mega musical festival on the banks of Dal Lake for the last around a month but the promotion of Tawi river and the construction of artificial lake here continue to be on the backburner. Official sources said the Tourism department in league with Jammu and Kashmir Police have been holding a mega musical fountain festival on the Dal Lake on which millions are likely to be spent. From Bollywood music to Qawalis, a variety of musical shows are being held along the fountains installed in lake in the evening hours. Interestingly, though the harsh winter has commenced early and the people avoid visiting the show due to cold, the festival continues to go on at the cost of the government exchequer. But, while the government is spending millions in Kashmir on the alleged ill-timed festivals, which hardly have any takers, the winter capital of Jammu, where Durbar has just arrived still craves for such attractions to revive normal life in the wake of Covid19 pandemic. Interestingly, the plan to const...   READ MORE

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BJP opens election office, forgets to place Maharaja Hari Singh’s picture at right place 11/16/2020 1:34:30 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 15: Rather than getting a proper space at walls, a portrait of the last Dogra ruler of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh was placed at ground during a function of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJPs) local unit in a the revenue district Kathua. The reasons for placing the portrait at ground are unknown but a link could be found between the failure of BJP led state as well as Union administration to formally announce holiday on Maharaja Hari Singh’s birthday and the ...   READ MORE   Kashmir varsities under scanner for not starting bus services Students, staff seek Raj Bhawan’s intervention 11/16/2020 1:33:25 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 15: Even as the varsities in Kashmir have started offline exams despite resentment from the student community, the concerned have failed to restore bus services. Sources said the SK University of Science and Technology (SKUAST) Kashmir and the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) have come under scanner for the irregularities for not resuming the bus services when both the college staff and the students have been visiting their campuses in the wake of exams. Sources said Islamic University of Science and Technology was already under scanner for the financial irregularities and alleged favoritism in providing transport facilities and that ...   READ MORE   In Anantnag, FCS&CA officials violate Model Code of Conduct Effects transfers and postings 11/16/2020 1:33:15 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, Nov 15: The officials of the Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department are brazenly violating the Model Code of Conduct by effecting transfers and postings, Early Times learnt on Sunday. According to documents, the Assistant Director Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department Anantnag has transferred a dozen of employees to their choicest places since the Jammu and Kashmir Election Commission announced 8-phase maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls. On 11th of this month, the officer has issued the latest transfer order of an Assistant Store Keeper. The employee was transferred along with others in the month ...   READ MORE   Panchayat representative ‘encroaches’ irrigation land 11/16/2020 1:33:03 AM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 15: A panchayat representative from RS Pura tehsil has allegedly encroached irrigation land and constructed a shop on it but the officials are acting as mute spectators. Sources told Early Times that in panchayat Makhanpur Gujjran of Block Miran Sahib of RS Pura, a panchayat representative and his son have grabbed the irrigation land and constructed a shop on it. They further said that a complaint application was submitted to Sub District Magistrate (SDM) R S Pura in this connection, who further marked the same to the concerned AEE Irrigation Department but no action was taken against the encroachers. The complainant alleged that before ...   READ MORE   No rift over seat-sharing for DDC polls: PAGD 11/16/2020 1:32:56 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 15: After initial hiccups, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Sunday reached a consensus over the seat-sharing arrangement for the second phase of the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir and said that there is no rift among the alliance partners. PAGD members on Saturday had failed to finalise the seat-sharing formula for the DDC polls despite holding a marathon meeting, regarding the issue. However, the alliance partners continued the consultations on Sunday at the residence of National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah, who is also the chairman of the PAGD. Now, the alliance claims that ...   READ MORE   PAGD formed to safeguard identity of people: Mehbooba Mufti 11/16/2020 1:32:50 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Nov 15: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) was formed solely to safeguard the identity of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Saturday. Taking to Twitter, Mufti said that assuming the alliance was created for petty electoral gains or to further party interests is erroneous. “PAGD was formed solely to safeguard the identity of people of J and K that’s been under constant attack since Aug 2019. To assume it was created for petty electoral gains or to further party interests is erroneous. We have a bigger cause to fight for than bicker over DDC elections,” Mufti tweeted. The People’...   READ MORE   COVID-19: 9 more die, 460 test positive in J&K Total cases 102619, active positive 5688, 95342 recover, casualties 1589 11/16/2020 1:32:43 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 15: The COVID-19 recovery rate in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir that reached 93 percent few days back dropped to 92.90 percent today since there has been a spike in the positive cases since November 12 (Thursday). The union territory reported 460 fresh cases of Corona Virus today following which the total number of positive cases reached 1, 02,619. The death toll due to the virus reached 1589 as nine more deaths took place in the past 24 hours or so. Srinagar district reported 120 fresh cases of COVID-19 followed by Jammu district 94 cases, Baramulla district 51 cases, Budgam district 29 cases, Kishtwar district 23 cases, Gan...   READ MORE   Despite flare up in cross border shelling DC Baramulla’s office does not know about such casualties in past 18 years No clue about compensation, pendency of such cases 11/16/2020 1:32:32 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 15: Despite a flare up in the cross border shelling from across the border the Deputy Commissioner’s office of Baramulla has no idea about how many people have so far died in such incidents since the past 18 years or so. This became evident through the medium of a Right to Information (RTI) application moved by a resident of Bijhama, Boniyar-Baramulla. The DC Baramulla’s office does not know about the number of casualties incurred in such incidents and it has no information to the other aspects related to shelling incidents in the district. Naveed Bukhtiyar moved an application with Public Information Officer (PIO) of DC Office Baramu...   READ MORE   10 years on, people await completion of HSC building in Sailani 11/16/2020 1:29:06 AM M S NAZKI EARLY TIMES REPORT Mendhar, Nov 15: Contrary to tall claims of the authorities to provide improved medicare facilities to far-flung areas, the Health Sub Centre (HSC) Sailani in Mankot tehsil of Poonch district is still waiting to get functional from its own accommodation as the building being constructed for it is yet to be completed even after ten years. Since the building for the HSC is incomplete, the health institution is being run from a rented accommodation there by putting ...   READ MORE   Munish Gupta asks government to solve problems of people of ward 46 sector 2 lane 4 Sanjay Nagar Residents of Ward 46 Sector 2 Lane 4 Sanjay Nagar at receiving end since problems remain unattended 11/16/2020 1:25:16 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 15: Munish Gupta, Editor in Chief, Early Times has asked the administration to come up to the expectations of the people living in the Jammu region and solve the problems living in the different areas of the city. Referring to the problems being faced by the people of Gandhi Nagar constituency Munish said that many areas of this constituency have been left to the mercy of God. He said that despite repeated reminders the people at helm have not taken any step...   READ MORE

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